| the plant family Plumbaginaceae, characterized by shrubs and herbaceous plants of seacoasts and semiarid regions, having basal or alternate leaves, spikelike clusters of tubular flowers, and dry, one-seeded fruit, and including leadwort, sea lavender, statice, and thrift. |
| leadwort family | |
noun | |
| perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan especially in saltwater areas [syn: Plumbaginaceae] |